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Report #2856478

Received Sep 2, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

a sore arm for 2 days; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of pain in arm in a male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced pain in arm (Verbatim: a sore arm for 2 days). The outcome of the pain in arm was resolved (duration 2 days). It was unknown if the reporter considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. Linked case(s) involving the same patient: US2025AMR110667 Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 23-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. The reporter reported that her husband got the vaccine last year. Better safe than sorry and our different insurance providers both covered it. No side effects for either of us except a sore arm for 2 days.